Bandung, Aug. 19 -- The Indonesian government has seized 19,391 bales of illegally imported second-hand clothing worth more than Rp112.3 billion (around US$7 million) from 11 warehouses across West Java.

Trade Minister Budi Santoso announced on Tuesday that the seizures, carried out between August 14-15, involved coordination with the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), the Armed Forces' Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), the National Police (Polri), and local governments.

"All of these goods are second-hand clothing imported from South Korea, Japan, and China," Santoso said in Bandung, the provincial capital.

He stressed that the circulation of imported used clothing is strictly prohibited under Indonesian law, as it harms domestic in...